Bacteriorhodopsin as an electronic conduction medium for biomolecular electronics.
Interfacing functional proteins with solid supports for device applications is a promising route to possible applications in bio-electronics, -sensors, and -optics. Various possible applications of bacteriorhodopsin (bR) have been explored and reviewed since the discovery of bR. This tutorial review discusses bR as a medium for biomolecular optoelectronics, emphasizing ways in which it can be interfaced, especially as a thin film, solid-state current-carrying electronic element.
Jin
Yongdong
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Department of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. ydjin1018@yahoo.com.cn
Honig
Tal
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Ron
Izhar
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Friedman
Noga
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Sheves
Mordechai
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Cahen
David
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D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004566:Electrodes; D004581:Electronics / Q000379:methods*; D055767:Immobilized Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D055668:Photochemical Processes
D055767:Immobilized Proteins; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins